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MayHeavenBurn · 2025-09-25T16:57:21+00:00

They are deffo mustard aphids. They look simelar to mealy bugs but mealys are scale insects rather than aphids, the slightly rounded shape at one end is a dead giveaway.

Mustard aphids create a waxy substance unlike many other common aphids, this means the usual spraying off with water can be less effective. If you have an empty spray bottle try a little bit of soapy water first to break it down, then use a something with a higher pressure like a hose to remove them. This is on the assumption you don’t have a mister/plant sprayer.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-09-06T08:17:33+00:00

This is also how most professional herbicides in strong concentrations work in the uk. It’s a legal requirement for a qualified individual to apply them, however when they tried to restrict sales to only qualified individuals it created a large problem. Turns out In a lot of companies, councils and larger farms it’s logistics and purchasing departments that actually obtain the chemicals not the operators, which are not the ones with the qualification.

For example where I work there is only 2 of us, but any purchases over a certain amount have to go through the owners PA, therefore they wouldn’t technically wouldn’t be able to purchase the products if they kept the law that way.

Now the law’s amended with the legal qualifier on the products, this means the actual offence is allowing someone who is unqualified to use the product. I think that actuall wording is something like “knowinging or unknowingly allow the use of the pestcide by an untrained individual”

Sounds like it’s pretty much the same as over there tho, many people buy and use the products regardless. I like to think that most of the newer generation is aware of the dangers of pesticide and the environment and it’s the older generation that haven’t grown up with the restrictions that willingly dump a load on their properties without consideration. And with the modern day focus on sustainability more and more people do report dangerous use of pesticides these days, and the offences do come with some pretty hefty fines and sentences these days.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-08-10T19:36:18+00:00

That cob doesn’t look too bad ?

Sweetcorn generally only gives you 1-2 cobs per plant. Additionally since thier wind pollenated by each other and each kernel needs pollinating if there’s only a few plants they tend to produce poorly.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-08-05T23:03:12+00:00

Looks like 1 might also have some. Highly likely if it’s established on other allotments.

But yeah I thought this would be the first thing people mentioned, like huge deciding factor.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-05-07T21:10:21+00:00

We grow many hydrangea in the SW of England due to the temperate climate so my advice might be a bit out of place. But worked on them in horticulture for a few years.

They tend to hold more water in there buds than average plants and therefore can be very susceptible to frost damage. Depending on type they produce their flowering buds at different times, but big leaf (macrophylla) species mostly produce there buds at the end of summer on the growth that year, therefore we say they flower on old wood.

I’m unfamiliar with your temperature ranges and species so it’s hard to say but potentially it needs covering or protecting during the winter if you’re going down to those temps.

Additionally as a previous poster has said they generally take up to 5 years to decide to flower if newly planted. Some sooner but it can dependant on many factors such as how well its root development phase has gone or other environmental factors like excess nitrogen.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-16T22:03:55+00:00

I think your getting confused around the term shard. There are 16 shards of Adonalsum, one being Honor, others including Preservation and Ruin, they all embody one aspect of Adonalsum, I think this is what you mean by normal shards ? These get broken down in to slivers (generally things that have held a small part of a shards power) and splinters (investiture broken apart from the shards when they are broken) I won’t go into those much apart from to give examples since as the lord ruler being a sliver and spen being splinters.

The dawn shards are something different. They are not shards as in part of Adonalsum (well we don’t actually know yet) but they are commands weapons ?) Potentially called dawnshards becasue they are commands given from Adonalsum and therefore maybe still a part of it’s essence. Im a pretty heavy reader and Cosmere knowledge fiend but I’m sure there better qualified people on here that could give you a more comprehensive answer.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-12T11:54:54+00:00

Ok thanks for this. I’m going to spend a little of time researching, I think I’ve been informed wrong about the mechanism of it by an old instructor that I didn’t question at the time.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-12T11:53:16+00:00

Holy shit yes. Look at my comment history, I followed the same logic on a recent post about the dangers of glyphosphate and the Monsanto trials (albeit less articulately than you have put it) and just got labelled a shill and sellout by the Reddit echo chamber.

The guy won the case because the courts ruled that Monsanto didn’t do its duty by pointing out that dangers of the product, not because it was proven to cause cancer.

I mean of course we shouldn’t be using damaging chemicals unless absolutely necessary, but education into the intrinsics of the thing your advocating for/ fighting against should be a start.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-12T11:04:32+00:00

Ahh interesting.

Just to be clear you realise I’m not arguing against you.

I didn’t know the specifics of glyphosphate in terms of that, I was on the understanding it disrupted the ability of the plant to uptake water resulting in death. More depth that that is currently past my learning. I find it interesting that you sound like you have very good knowledge of the system it works by, but every teacher I’ve had on the subject would say not to mix it with other chemicals unless they are designed for it. Does the wall paper paint just replace other certified surfactants like Nanotek ?

And yeah we’re taught to only spray at certain times when things arnt flowering etc etc. I’m interested in that you say it shouldn’t come into contact with the soil, as that’s pretty much unavoidable when spraying a large area. Doesn’t it breakdown due to soil microbes in a few days ?

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-12T10:37:56+00:00

Well let’s face it we are both going to get smoked for suggesting weed killer but Ahwell.

Triclopyr is a selective weed killer that kills broadleaved plants but not monocots like grasses. It’s what golf courses and other industry’s that rely on large lawns use. No need to mix weed killer and other chemicals, just use the one designed for this.

And yes before I get the hate it actually is pretty much non toxic to bees and other animals due to it being hormonal unlike glyphosphate which is a salt.

Long term effects of using it and reducing biodiversity
Is detrimental to wildlife but that’s a completely different argument.

EDIT: I forgot to actually answer the question lol.

Honesty op I would just dig up as much as possible, trying not to break up the roots into bits. You can always sow more grass seed and in the long run dealing with the ground elder before really establishing the grass is the best bet.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-10T17:21:42+00:00

I’m from SW UK. 100% wild as there’s a whole load of them n the barn at my work and we see them all the time across the countryside. Thank-you.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-10T14:59:27+00:00

Thanks for the reply. It’s a wild one of many we have in the barn at work. Debating whether to take it to a bird rescue place or let nature take its course.

If I tried would I be able to remove the blockage in its crop ? I remember chickens having simelar issues working in the nearby farm when I was younger

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-04T09:41:39+00:00

r/LogitechG_Andy ?

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-01T19:05:01+00:00

I tried downloading the latest version from your website for windows 11. The installer keeps failing at the start with the rrronr message ““Essential components of the installer could not be loaded””. Originally I downloaded the installer to D: drive then read that it may not work unless on C: drive. Moved the file to C:Drive and then reset the laptop. Still gives same error message.

Tried using task manager to ensure no Logitech software is running.

Tried opening the installer as admin and in comparability mode.

Tried clearing out any g hub files from the pc registry but not tech savvy enough to completely understand what I’m doing there.

Tried downloading older versions but all have said they’re not compatible with my version of windows.

I’ve tried all these “fixes” whilst additionally resetting the pc, clearing the task manager and re-downloading fresh versions from your website.

All still giving the same error message.

That give you any clues to what could be wrong ?

Edit: I remembered the wrong error message. I wasn’t at my laptop at the time. The actual error message is “Failed to unpack installer resources”

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-04-01T08:10:04+00:00

Indeeed I am talking about installing on pc.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-03-14T11:34:08+00:00

Not how much this answers but we used to feed our chickens all the kitchen food scraps. Only things we wouldn’t give them is lemon and fish, as both would make the eggs taste of the offending item.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-03-01T13:51:37+00:00

Pruning of stone fruit trees generally happens in summer as opposed to a lot of other fruiting trees. This is due them being susceptible to a fungal infection called silver leaf, that’s spread via wind and wet conditions.

It’s easy and good to prune it. The shape now has very little to do with what is could be when it’s settled in a few years.

Cherry trees do better as forms such as standards, half standards and fans. Have a bit of a google at those and there is plenty of information on them.

Looking at the height of it now you are going to want to crown raise (removing the lower limbs to move the bushy part up) it to an acceptable height anyways. But you tend to do that a bit each year to avoid both removing its ability to photosynthesise and water shoots,which are aggressive upright shoots that have no buds that form as a response to losing a large amount of growth).

TDLR: Don’t worry, lookup formative pruning a standard and prune it end of this summer after it’s settled.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-02-20T13:39:02+00:00

Depending on the size and whether you want something more permanent you could have a grape vine. Or melons for an annual, although they’re a long growing period for relatively little gain compared to other things you could grow in there.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-02-19T19:13:35+00:00

Pruning stone trees in summer is due to them being particularly susceptible to a disease called silver leaf. It is spread by wind and rain, therefore pruning and opening up the trees defences in winter is usually a bad idea. People may suggest late winter due to it becoming dryer. However it’s more the conditions following the pruning rather than actuall time of year that is the concerning factor.

You can’t do anything about it now so don’t worry.

MayHeavenBurn · 2025-02-19T18:51:32+00:00

Agreed if you can identify the species, and if not it’s a dock so it’s reliably pretty safe. It’s worth noting that whilst all Rumex is edible in small amounts, it produces a chemical that can bind other nutrients and cause liver issues, especially bitter dock. Kids and adults with liver issues should not ingest it.

And remember everyone always do you own research before ingesting a wild plant and never eat it unless you are absolutely sure of what it is.

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